Hashim is an Arabic name that means "crusher" or "breaker of bread", a nickname earned by Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad, who is said to have crumbled bread into broth for pilgrims in Mecca. His clan, the Banu Hashim, gives the Hashemite royal house of Jordan its name. In the United States Hashim peaked at number 1729 in 2016 and ranks number 1998 in 2025 with 76 births.